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Tank printers which can do two sided printing and have generic ink refills?
2022 Oct 18, 3:54pm 108 views 5 comments
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HeadSet
2025 Dec 8, 4:06pm
HeadSet
2025 Dec 8, 4:06pm
Patrick says
That is because it tastes better.
Proprietary ink costs more than good Champaigne by volume.
That is because it tastes better.
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SunnyvaleCA
2025 Dec 8, 4:18pm
Precise control of the inks is needed for anything remotely resembling color accuracy, so I'd be skeptical of 3rd-party inks. Precise control of the paper is also needed — I'd immediately give up on 2-sided printing.
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Patrick
2025 Dec 8, 4:25pm
Patrick
2025 Dec 8, 4:25pm
I'd still like to be independent of commercial services for printing paperback books.
It seems like it could not be that hard to print a quality paperback at home, but I don't know how to do it.
It seems like it could not be that hard to print a quality paperback at home, but I don't know how to do it.
Proprietary ink costs more than good Champaigne by volume. This is crazy, and it's why they sell relatively cheap printers - to lock you into the ultra-expensive ink.
I got a recommendation for https://techraman.com/canon-pixma-g3060-review/ from someone I know, but it does not print two-sided. You can feed the pages in again to print the other side, but that sounds a bit risky.
Anyone have experience with a cheap-ink tank printer than can do two sides?